Cream Cheese Pound Cake - Turntable Kitchen

Ingredients

• Nonstick vegetable spray
• 1 cup of whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 cup of sugar
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) of unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup of cream cheese (5 ounces), at room temperature
• 3 large eggs
• 1 vanilla bean pod
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract
• thinly sliced almonds